Facebook

Facebook may be one of the most influential aspects of teen life today. Whether it is looking at what your friends did last weekend or liking a company fan page the mind is being influenced. We were talking in one of my classes about the price at which Facebook shares closed at last week; the stocked closed at just about 64, significantly higher than what  people paid when Facebook was first introduced to the market at 38 per share.  
I remember getting a Facebook account in high school; I would sit there for hours looking at other peoples photos and posts. Every time I would get on the computer for something my fingers would automatically enter Facebooks address, even if thats not where I was going.  And when my mom joined the social networking site I knew my account was past its lifespan, so I deleted it. For about five years I have gone without a Facebook account, and haven't missed it. However last week at work I was told I need to make an account in order to post to our company page. No matter my protests, my boss insisted. She said the same thing that my marketing classes have said before, Facebook and social media cites are becoming the new advertising platform. However, I still see Facebook the same as I did before. 
It is not just a social cite anymore but rather a drug that people can become addicted to. This is a very bold statement to make but I can say from personal experience that Facebook can be addicting.  We are constantly posting and updating our social media cites so much that there is hardly any need to ask your friends “How was your weekend?” because Facebook has already told you.
Personally I find Facebook to be the least effective of the social media cites we work with. Out of Twitter, Linked in, and Facebook, FB has the least followers, about half are company employees, where as Linked in and Twitter are comprised of people that have worked with us, as well as individuals that are interested in the field of genetic research.